I had to wait a day or so to be able to find the right words for how I feel about this whole thing. I posted it on his Facebook wall, but I figured I'd re-post it here as some of you might not be able to see his wall, I just wish there was a way to open it up so everyone can see just how many respects have been paid in only 24 hours, it's extremely remarkable.


It may have been a day already, but it's still hard to find the right words...The world has definitely lost what can easily be described as a perfect example of how people should be and act in regards to both themselves and each other. Rab was a guy who was always pushing himself to succeed in all aspects of what he was doin, weather it be Starting the label, being a driving force behind Dets(howeverthefuckyouspellit), His radio show, everything that he did, this also goes hand in hand with the fact that he was the kind of person who would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it.

Truly genuine people like Rab are a very very rare breed of person to come across in this day and age. I can't even begin to count the amount of times he went to bat for me, and vice versa. His impact on not only the scene but the people in general that help make it what it is has been proven beyond a shadow of doubt in the past 24 hours, with condolences, statements and sentiments left by people not only from his home here in Ontario but world wide. I can safely say that if it wasn't for Rab, a lot of things would have been different both in the scene and out of it. A lot of us, even now are probably still completely confused and are still left with a part of us that cant really believe he's gone (as I know I am)...but I can guarantee you He would be even more confused, shocked and downright speachless if he actually knew how many people have been affected and have either already, will be, or intend to be stopping by to pay their respects. Rab dude, We all love you, and you'll forever be in our hearts and memories, Keep the horns held high and we'll see you on the other side when our time comes brother!...Keep a nice cold Keiths aside for me!

--Don

....I'll see you all on Friday, and possibly Thursday if I can get the time off work

There's no way I could make that, but if there's a memorial type get together in the near future, I would try my hardest.

Still pretty bent out of shape about this. Fuck what a guy.

Same. I just got to work 20 minutes ago, and holding my shit together is proving to be tough. Even just telling my boss that I'd only be able to work for two hours on Friday to attend the funeral was hard. Cranked In Flames on my way here today in Rob's honor. I hope everybody is holding up as well as they can right now all things considered.

I thought that I would feel less and less awful after I had originally heard the news, but I just keep feeling worse. I've got this empty feeling in my stomach.. That feeling you get when you miss someone so much you feel physically ill. I know Rab would be like "Dr lady, don't be sadomatic.. I'll murderfuck you if you cry" but I can't help it.

Totally in the same boat here, April. I've been struggling not to lose my shit all day today. As soon as I get out of work, I'm heading to Hamilton to see if I can get a tattoo done before Friday in Rab's honour. He'd love it.

That is really fucking cool ^
Please dont get his face tattood on you though that always looks terrible

Considering his undying love for In Flames, even their new stuff, I'm getting a jester head, probably with "DIZZLES!" written underneath it. I think he'd get a kick out of that, and I can't think of anything more perfect to pay tribute to my friend than that.